Tiros 6 |
USA |
| Designation | 00397 / 62 A Psi 1 / 62047A |
| Launch date | 18 Sep 1962 - 08:53:08 UT |
| Launch site | CC, LC17A |
| Launch vehicle | Delta-DM19 (#318/D12) |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Earth orbit on Sep 19, 1962 (.4): | |
| Perigee / Apogee | 686 x 713 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.002 |
| Inclination | 58.32 deg |
| Period | 98.73 min |
| Earth orbit on May 25, 2000 (.96): | |
| Perigee / Apogee | 624 x 646 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.002 |
| Inclination | 58.31° |
| Period | 97.42 min |
| Prime manufactor | |
| Platform | |
| Operator | |
| Mass at launch | 127 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | Cylinder |
| Dimension (m) | 0.56 long, 1.07 dia |
| Equipment | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| Propulsion | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 80 yrs |